Today's "Special Verb Usage" ... "Entender - to understand"

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Entender – to understand

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Bienvenidos al foro abierto. (Welcome to the open forum)

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Today’s “verb of the day” is “ Entender – to understand ”.

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El verbo para hoy será “ to understand - Entender”

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Choose and use “ to understand - Entender ” in one of the following sentence #s below

Escoja y use “ Entender – to understand ” en un frase de uno de los #s proveídos abajo.

Be sure to place the # before your selected usage.

Asegúrase de colocar el (#) número escogido antes de crear la frase.

1. present tense

2. preterit

3. imperfect

4. future tense

5. conditional tense

6. present subjunctive

7. imperfect subjunctive

8. gerund

9. imperative

10. past participle

11. “Haber in any Compound Tense” with the special verb - Entender.

Be sure to use art when available.

Asegúrase de usar el arte cuando sea disponible.

Answer 1

1, Present tense:

De verdad, a veces no entiendo nada.

Really, at times I don't understand anything at all.

:) - viejito, Nov 11, 2012

Answer 2

Es preferible que entiendan en el inglés plano para llano así que nuestros clientes puedan entender.

It's preferable that they understand in plain English so that our clients can understand.

clients.....Your brain is in that in-between mode. haha - rac1, Nov 11, 2012

I might have said. “….en el inglés plano para que…..” this is just an extra idea.Thanks, Worth the vote. ☺ - viejito, Nov 11, 2012

Thanks Viejito. Oh, Rac1, I can't believe I keep doing this. And I don't even notice that it's wrong till it's pointed out. - katydew, Nov 11, 2012

Answer 3

Present

Mi perro no es muy inteligente. Entiende sólo cuatro o cinco mandos. "No bebas del inodoro" no es uno de ellos.

My dog is not very smart. He understands only four or five commands. "Don't drink from the toilet" is not one of them.

Mando –command…as in authority. I might have used ...perhaps a different kind of command. (mandatos)….just ideas. Thanks. Very nice sentence. Worth the vote. ☺ - viejito, Nov 10, 2012

Answer 4

preterit

Entendí tu pregunta. Es que no quiero dar una respuesta.

I understood your question. It's just that I don't want to answer.

:) - viejito, Nov 10, 2012

This reminds me of the youtube video series, "Can I have your number?...Can I get your number...Grace Kelly, Grace Kelly... work that updo" ha - katydew, Nov 11, 2012

Yes! - --Mariana--, Nov 11, 2012

Answer 5

Estoy confundida". "Que es la diferencia (between) comprender y entender?"

I'm confused... "What is the diference between (the verbs) comprender and entender?

I also wonder if in "mi frase" Que becomes Cual but from all the Spanish classes in high school I can't justify why.

Hi, BrishenAlston. Your questions are relevant. You need to present them under “ask a question”. That’s that little green square at the top right of this page. Give others a chance to view and answer your question in an open forum. You will love it. Thank - viejito, Nov 11, 2012